To Do What I Can Do

[cedar_grove]

From The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have.

To allow oneself to be carried away by a multitude of conflicting concerns, to surrender to too many demands, to commit oneself to too many projects, to want to help everyone in everything is to succumb to violence. The frenzy of the activist neutralizes his or her work for peace.
--Thomas Merton

…we have only two hands and one heart.

Well, I was up at 6:45 today and all ready to go… only no call. More opportunity to get in some more job application – which is making a good thing out of it. Later in the day I got a call about some work for later in the month, and if you can believe it an advance booking for January. I took the booking, sure, but by January I will have a temporary job, because that's my goal, to find a 2 term position that starts after the Christmas vacation that will take me to the end of the school year. But until then I can only do what I can do… only two hands.

I was pleased with the way the meditation I did based around the turning of the year felt and how I felt when I woke up… want to figure out how to keep the Craefte journal again, but once more that boils down to only having two hands… I don't want to overload myself with trying to do too much. But I do feel… I don't know… somehow lighter hearted with having taken these first few steps back on the path again.

In other news, November is NaNo month… doing what I can with Use'ara, as I'd said I would. Managed to get a good start.

Comments

[mirrani.livejournal.com]

1) Why not keep your nature journal here... online somewhere or... something. Or is that anti-nature to "Write with light" or something? Because that's what you're doing on a computer, isn't it?

2) When you get to Egypt, I have an assignment for you for November. Notice people walking around the city, notice animals you see with them or on their own or in the sky or wherever. Take mental notes or physical notes and use that to create an Egyptian chapter/book/whatever of your After series. Best way to write is when you're paying attention to what's right in front of you.

[cedargrove.livejournal.com]

Actually that's a good idea, there's no reason at all why I can't keep it online - be easier that way.

Oooh, yes! I'll take that assignment, that will be great! Thank you :* You always have the best ideas.

[mirrani.livejournal.com]

I had a 3) and every time I come to type it I forget it.... Ah, yes... Notice how now that you've started up paying attention to what you left behind, the universe dropped a thank you into your lap?

[cedargrove.livejournal.com]

Yes, you're quite right and I am thankful for it. :)